*You are viewing a listing for 1 x 200g cone of pure linen yarn available in a choice of colours/textures - please check the narrative below as different colours are different thicknesses.*
100% pure linen in bleached white and undyed natural coloured linen is twisted up to create strong, versatile yarns in a variety of thicknesses – fine, medium, heavy and fancy, all on 200g cones. Great for a huge variety of crafts as well as to create a rustic effect with many re-enactment projects where a "basic", authentic style of yarn or thread is required.
Regardless of whether you choose single, 2 fold, 3 fold, 4 fold or the fancy yarns they are all VERY STRONG, so choose the texture you prefer safe in the knowledge that strength will not be a factor.
Linen is ideal for all different crafts requiring a strong, smooth yarn. Though its handle is a little crisp, it transforms after wear and washing, so don’t be put off by its slightly “stringy” feel as some tough love will change it dramatically.
Linen makes a particularly good weaving yarn in both the warp and weft for all types of loom. Make placemats, table linen, tea towels, cushion covers and bags.
Braids, tassels, knotting and macramé are very successful when made from linen as stitches can be seen clearly and linen has a nice drape and weight.
Also useful as a general “string” around the house or garden, though will eventually discolour and rot over time with long exposure to the sun.
With the white it’s a nice bleached white colour meaning the yarns can all be dyed easily with cold water dyes into bright, fresh colours of your own choice.
The natural shades can also be dyed into muted, more heathery shades, or just used as they are. The fancy linen adds a really rustic, natural effect to projects with there being small amounts of a straw like stalk twisted into the yarn for a very textured effect.
Though the thicknesses vary they can all be crocheted, and knitted by hand or machine (on a standard gauge machine) as between a 2ply and DK (approx.) Once made throw in the washing machine and tumble drier and it transforms into a soft, wearable yarn that is perfect for spring and summer pieces.
Please ensure you order enough linen to complete your project as we cannot guarantee that the next batch will be exactly the same.
Washing Instructions – warm hand wash or machine wash to soften more quickly. Dry flat. Warm iron.
200g cone
*All plys, counts and gauges are approximate due to the nature of how the yarns are twisted up.
FINE (2 FOLD) WHITE & NATURAL
FINE (SINGLE) WHITE & NATURAL
MEDIUM (3 FOLD) WHITE & NATURAL
MEDIUM (2 FOLD) NATURAL “JUTE LOOK”
MEDIUM (FANCY) NATURAL
HEAVY
(09 & 101) WHITE & NATURAL
HEAVY (FANCY RIC RAC) WHITE
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